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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the narrator's father's profession?
(a) He was a clothing store owner.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was a priest.
(d) He was a baker.

2. What district does the Congressman represent?
(a) Orange County.
(b) Siskiyou County.
(c) Trinity County.
(d) Kings County.

3. What food does Madame offer to the narrator when he visits in Chapter 8?
(a) Pho.
(b) Bún bò Huế.
(c) Bahn mi.
(d) Spring rolls.

4. What is the dish soap that James Yoon is known for promoting in television commercials?
(a) Sudz.
(b) Sheen.
(c) Brawn.
(d) Cleanse.

5. Who is the dictator of the Philippines when the narrator leaves in Chapter 1?
(a) Emilio Aguinaldo.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) Ferdinand Marcos.
(d) Chairman Mao.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Department Chair say he met his wife in Chapter 4?

2. What food item does the narrator describe missing terribly in his letter to his aunt in Chapter 4?

3. Where is the General's store located, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

4. What film of the Auteur's is described in Chapter 8 as being "about the failure of the American Dream"?

5. When did Lana come to America to attend college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the Congressman and how is his character first introduced?

2. How is the theme of sympathy explored in Chapter 12?

3. Who are the "Vietnamese" actors in The Hamlet with speaking roles and how are they described?

4. How does the narrator become involved in the production of the film The Hamlet?

5. What does the narrator remark about propaganda in Chapter 11?

6. Who are the main characters in the film The Hamlet?

7. Who is Bon and what is his relationship to the narrator?

8. Who is Sofia Mori? How does the narrator meet this character?

9. How does the narrator become injured in Chapter 11?

10. What does the narrator fear when he is called in to speak with the General at the opening of the store in Chapter 5? Why?

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